Man charged with sexual abuse

By Dan Patterson

A Shabbona man has been charged with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse stemming from an alleged incident that occurred several years ago.

DeKalb County Sheriff’s police arrested Ron Panttila, 40, of Shabbona on Friday afternoon. The victim told police the incident occurred several years ago.

Panttila is being held in DeKalb County Jail with bond set at $50,000.